Signature Detail

HTTP: Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized DOM Memory Corruption

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is due to a memory corruption that can occur when Internet Explorer handles uninitialized DOM. Remote attackers can exploit this by enticing target users to visit a malicious Web page. A successful attack can result in execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system in the context of the logged-on user. If successful, the attack behavior of the target machine is dependent on the intention of the malicious code. In an unsuccessful attack, the associated browser tab can terminate abnormally and then the browser will recover it.

Extended Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Successful exploits will compromise the application and possibly the computer. Failed attacks may cause denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 1002Rp
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 1005R
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 200I
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 201I
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 202I
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 600R
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 702T
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 703T
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Administration
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Administration CCMA 6.0
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Administration CCMA 7.0
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Express
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Multimedia
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Multimedia & Outbound 6.0
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Multimedia & Outbound 7.0
• Nortel Networks Media Processing Server
• Nortel Networks Media Processing Svr 100
• Nortel Networks Media Processing Svr 1000 Rel 3.0
• Nortel Networks Media Processing Svr 500 Rel 3.0
• Nortel Networks Multimedia Comm Mas
• Nortel Networks Self-Service Media Processing Server
• Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application
• Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Workstation
• Nortel Networks Self-Service Speech Server

References

• BugTraq: 37213
• CVE: CVE-2009-3674